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Storms
Clouds
Precipitation
Vocabulary
100

When air masses come together in the center of the US they form these dangerous storms.

What are tornadoes

100

These are the 3 main types of clouds.

What are cumulus, cirrus, & stratus.

100
This is the instrument that is used to measure rain.
What is the rain gauge.
100
This is what happens when there are long periods of little or no precipitation.
What is drought.
200

When the sun heats and evaporates large amounts of ocean water it can form this type of storm.

What is a hurricane.

200

These clouds produce snow.

What are nimbo stratus.

200
These are ice pellets that are larger than 5 mm and form during a thunderstorm.
What is hail.
200
Weather happens in this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the troposphere.
300

This is the symbol for a warm front

What is curved

300

These clouds form at or near the ground.

What is fog

300
This is the reason why weather around the word is different.
What is the uneven heating of the earth.
300
This process turns water vapor in the air into a liquid
What is condensation
400

Thunderhead clouds are classified as these in science.

What cumulonimbus clouds.

400
These are the layered clouds that cover much of the sky.
What are stratus clouds.
400
These are the 5 common types of precipitaiton.
What are rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail, and snow.
400
This is the amount of water vapor in the air compared with the amount it can hold.
What is the relative humidity.
500

These are 2 kinds of weather fronts and their symbols.

What are cold (pointy) and warm (curved)

500
Clouds that look like horse tails are called
What cirrus clouds
500
This is the most common form of precipitation.
What is rain.
500

This is the term that describes any form of water that falls from clouds

What is precipitation